Hojo (STW)

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Hojo
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Sengoku Jidai
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1530
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1550
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1580
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Top left: the Hojo faction icon. Top right: Hojo faction portrait. Bottom: Maps showing Hojo's starting regions, with the black dot representing their capital.

Capital:

Shimosa (Sengoku Jidai, 1580)
Sagami (1530, 1550)

Faction leader:

Hojo Ujitsuna (Sengoku Jidai and 1530)
Hojo Ujiyasu (1550)
Hojo Ujimasa (1580)

Color:

Purple

Starting regions:

Sengoku Jidai
Honshu
Kantō
Shimosa
Shimotsuke
Kozuke
Musashi
Hitachi
Kazusa
Starting at 1530
Honshu
Kantō
Sagami
Starting at 1550
Honshu
Kantō
Sagami
Musashi
Hitachi
Shimosa
Chūbu
Izu
Starting at 1580
Honshu
Kantō
Sagami
Musashi
Shimosa
Chūbu
Izu

Starting forces:

Sengoku Jidai
1 Daimyo (Shimosa, garrisoned in castle)
1 Yari Ashigaru, 1 Samurai Archers (Musashi)
1 Samurai Archers, 1 Yari Ashigaru (Hitachi)
1 Yari Samurai, 1 Samurai Archers (Shimotsuke)
1 Samurai Archers, 1 Yari Samurai (Kozuke)
1 Emissary (Shimosa)


1530 campaign
1 Daimyo, 2 Yari Samurai, 1 Samurai Archers (Sagami, garrisoned in castle)
2 Yari Ashigaru, 1 Yari Samurai, 1 Samurai Archers (Sagami)
1 Emissary (Sagami)


1550 campaign
1 Daimyo, 1 Yari Samurai, 1 Yari Ashigaru, 1 Samurai Archers (Sagami, garrisoned in castle)
1 Samurai Archers (Sagami)
1 Yari Samurai, 1 Yari Ashigaru (Izu)
1 Samurai Archers, 2 Yari Ashigaru (Musashi)
1 Samurai Archers, 1 Yari Samurai (Hitachi)
1 Yari Ashigaru, 1 Samurai Archers (Shimosa)
1 Emissary (Sagami)


1580 campaign
1 Daimyo, 1 Heavy Cavalry, 1 Yari Samurai, 1 Samurai Archers, 1 Naginata (Shimosa, garrisoned in castle)
2 Samurai Archers, 1 Yari Samurai, 1 Yari Ashigaru, 2 Naginata (Izu)
1 Yari Cavalry, 1 Naginata, 3 Yari Samurai, 2 Samurai Archers (Sagami, garrisoned in castle)
4 Samurai Archers, 2 Naginata, 1 Yari Samurai (Musashi, garrisoned in castle)
1 Yari Cavalry, 1 Yari Samurai, 1 Yari Ashigaru, 1 Samurai Archers (Hitachi, garrisoned in castle)
1 Emissary (Sagami)

Religion:

Shinto-Buddhism

Initial difficulty:

Medium

Initial economy:

Sengoku Jidai
Treasury: 3000 koku
Income: 1520 koku per year


1530 campaign
Treasury: 3000 koku
Income: -260 koku per year


1550 campaign
Treasury: 4000 koku
Income: 1020 koku per year


1580 campaign
Treasury: 5000 koku
Income: -161 koku per year

Faction bonuses:
  • Castles are 25% cheaper to build and maintain than other factions
  • Hitachi, Musashi and Kozuke are among the most fertile provinces in Japan (varies in applicability)
  • Emissaries recruited in Kazusa will have higher honor (absent in 1530, 1550 and 1580 campaigns)
  • Sagami is one of the richest provinces in Japan (absent in the Sengoku Jidai campaign)
Available units:

Access to full Japanese unit roster, no exclusive units

Available buildings:

Access to full Japanese building roster, no exclusive buildings

Type:

Major, playable

Appearances:

Sengoku Jidai
1530 campaign
1550 campaign
1580 campaign

Unlocked:

By default

Victory conditions:
  • Take all the provinces of Japan (or below)
  • Control 40 of the 60 regions (or above)
  • Eliminate your rival clans (optional)
  • Keep your clan alive for 70 years (optional)
Historical analogue:

Hojo clan

 
"The name of the Hojo has a long and proud history. They were once Shoguns of Japan, remembered for driving away the Mongol Hordes, and they plan to return to their former glory. They do not trust rivals or strangers, but prefer to rely on their fighting prowess, the great wealth of their lands and their mighty fortresses."
— Faction description.

The Hojo are a major faction in Shogun: Total War. Present across the Sengoku Jidai, 1530, 1550 and 1580 campaigns, the Hojo clan are one of many playable factions in Shogun: Total War, accessible in both the campaign and multiplayer. Their starting position across all four of the campaigns varies, but they are generally situated in the Kantō region on the island of Honshu, varying between near total control of the Kantō region, partial control of it and a minor presence there. The faction starts with a moderate military force and sizable economy, possessing sizable territory nestled in the crook of Honshu's southeastern coastline, securing them against the southernmost portion of the map and giving them ample room to expand outwards, although they are still surrounded by potential enemies to their north and west. Their faction's colors are purple, and their specialty is castles, which they can build 25% cheaper than other factions. Their faction capital is Shimosa in the Sengoku Jidai and 1580 campaigns, and Sagami in the 1530 and 1550 campaigns; their religion is Shinto-Buddhism, although they can convert to Christianity in order to trade with the Portuguese Traders. Their victory conditions require them to either control all of Japan, to control 40 of the 60 provinces of Japan, wipe out all the other factions and/or keep their clan alive for 70 years (280 turns). Their faction leader is known as a daimyo.

In the Sengoku Jidai, their faction leader is Hojo Ujitsuna, and they control almost the entirety of the Kantō region of the island of Honshu, including the provinces of Shimosa, Musashi, Shimotsuke, Kozuke, Hitachi and Kazusa. In the 1530 campaign, their faction leader is Hojo Ujitsuna, but they now only control the province of Sagami in the Kantō region. In the 1550 campaign, their faction leader is now Hojo Ujiyasu, now controlling a portion of the Kantō region with the provinces of Sagami, Musashi, Hitachi and Shimosa, and the province of Izu in the Chūbu region. In the 1580 campaign, their faction leader is now Hojo Ujimasa, and they now control Sagami, Musashi and Shimosa in the Kantō region, and Izu in the Chūbu region.

Historically, the Hojo are a representation of the Hojo clan.

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